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This is Wuhan now: A year later, the first post-pandemic city

By Christopher Buckley, Keith Bradsher, Vivian Wang and Amy Qin
New York Times·
13 mins to read

The long months of harsh lockdown have faded from view in Wuhan, the first city in the world devastated by the new coronavirus. As residents look to move on, they cite a Chinese saying that warns against "forgetting the pain after a scar heals."

To many in this central Chinese city, the saying sums up a temptation to let go of the bad memories while revelling in the recovery. To families grieving in the shadows, it means the danger of

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